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Leyla Amir Leyla Amir has been a performer and instructor of "Raks Sharqi" (Middle Eastern Dance) since 1972. In 1981, Ms. Amir traveled to Cairo, Egypt to become one of the first American dancers to perform on a regular basis in many of Egypts' major cities at 5 star hotels and night clubs. Her first performance in Cairo was dancing for a private audience of the Shaw of Iran's family at the then Holiday Inn Pyramids. While living in Egypt Ms. Amir's audiences has included Middle Eastern Royalty, movie stars, and some of the top ministers of the Egyptian Government. Her "Saidi Dance" was filmed and broadcast on Egyptian TV and she has appeared in several news publications including having her portrait painted for the front cover of "Sabah El Khier", a major news publication distributed throughout the entire Middle East. Besides dancing in Egypt, Ms. Amir has done Egyptian TV commercials and stage plays in Cairo involving her dancing. Ms. Amir's dance and choreography reflect the traditional Egyptian style of dance. Her background in music since childhood has given her the unique ability to "hear" the music, and has often been mistaken in Egypt as an Egyptian Dancer, because of her movements and music interpretation.
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